posted by Conrad. A day of preliminary farm visits to a quartet of collaborating farms: Rose Hill Orchard (Red Hook, NY), Treadlight Farm (Kerhonkson, NY), Hudson Valley Seed Company (Accord, NY) and Transgenerational Farm (Accord, NY). Rose Hill is a pick-your-own orchard and cidery with 190 apple varieties, plus peaches, plums, blueberries, and cherries. They…

posted by Conrad. Back in April, we visited some dry meadows managed by Chaseholm Farm and located on thin, dry soil overlooking Ancramdale. Our goal was finding rare butterflies we had last seen there about ten years ago. With a hearty, if hot, crew we ventured out, and it was not long before we found…